"Why do I have to carry Leiko?" Quatra says as the train arrives in town.
"Because your lovers" Misha says while giggling "And your one of the few who are allowed to touch her, remember?"
"Oh yeah, how did that happen?" Nalien asked finally joining the conversation. "When I first came to Lions Mane I had to run from an undead army for trying to hug her while she screamed I don't like to be touched."
"Wow, I didn't get that extreme of a reaction" Misha says "I hugged her after a mission and she just told me to get off calmly explaining that she doesn't like to be touched."
"Then why did she do all that to me?"
"Have you ever considered the fact that you are not the most likeable guy?" Quatra says while grabbing a sleeping Leiko. Nalien was about to say something about Quatra but thought against it. "Nalien, help me put her up on my back."
As Leiko was starting to wake up she noticed two things: one that her wound was healed. "Misha must have healed me up on the train" she thought "Explains why I'm so tired." The second and more pressing matter was she was being carried. If she had more energy she would have done something rash. "Who in the hell is carrying me?" she asks as she opens her eyes. Before she could open her eyes completely her leg hit something metal. "What did my leg just hit?" she kicked it again and she heard the same metal sound. "Must be Quatra's sword. Well since its him I can let this go."
Quatra noticed Leiko kick his sword the second time and just decided to let it go. "Did she really think I wouldn't notice when she woke up?" he thought to himself. Quatra then slowed down a few steps behind Misha and Nalien, who were engaged in a conversation about relationships that Quatra was not even remotely interested in. "You feeling any better?"
"Yeah much" Leiko says lazily. "and... thanks for for carrying me."
"yeah well I figured that you would still be tired from when she healed you on the train. But I wouldn't mind carrying you the rest of the way if you needed to get some more sleep." Quatra says.
"I'm okay now, I can walk" Leiko says as she gets off his back. "Anyway I want to ask you a couple of questions, is that cool?"
"Depends on the question." Quatra says narrowing is eyes.
"What did Sahara mean by you were holding back?" Leiko asks staring down the person next to her. Quatra just how strong are you?"
"Well when I fight I'm as strong as need be." Quatra says plainly.
"That's such a cop out." Leiko says while sighing
"Anymore questions?" asks Quatra in a slightly irritated tone.
"Yeah, to a lot of people you're a pompous ass but with me you listen to what I have to say." Leiko explains as they continue to walk "You have never talked down to me like you do with Nalien and some of the others. I don't know if this is true or not but I think I am the only one to have made you even show an extreme emotion."
"Your question, Leiko" says Quatra wanting her to get to the point.
"I guess my question would be...what are your feelings towards me?" Leiko finally asks with a blush.
"Wow, okay...um...lets see" Quatra says while looking away to hide his blush.
"I actually managed to catch the Quatra Mikazuchi off guard with my question. Just answer truthfully, okay?" says Leiko with a playfully victorious look on her face.
Quatra finally finding his nerve again spoke " I am not a pompous ass. Two, if I were to talk down to you, you would kick my ass for doing so. Three, emotion would hinder my fighting ability and show signs of weakness. And four, …..um...I really like you, maybe as more than a friend." As Quatra said that last part his blush came back so he turned away again.
"As more than a friend" Leiko repeated her blush coming back as well, Leiko was always better with dealing with emotions than Quatra. "Then kiss me Mikazuchi." Leiko said as she looked at him her blush gone replaced with a determined look in her eyes.
Leiko only used his last name when challenging him to something she was determined to have him do so Quatra knew she was serious. "Oh, what the hell" was Quatra's last thought before he leaned in to plant his lips on hers. The kiss lasted longer than it should have because when they finally broke apart the were both speechless as they looked at each other. Neither could think of what to say to the other until finally Leiko decided to speak.
"Not bad" Leiko said with that smirk. "That was my first kiss so you need to take responsibility."
"I can live with that" Quatra says returning that smirk. "you were right, you are the only one that can invoke that out of me."
"good because if anyone else could get you to do that we would have a huge problem, Mikazuchi." says Leiko jokingly. "I figure after the first day of the SCEs that you will take me out on a date."
"Yeah sure if I'm not too busy I'm all yours."
This would have been a great moment the the new couple, if they were walking by themselves. Misha and Nalien saw the whole thing and finally decided to speak up.
"yep the S class mages are going to be worked like dogs from the next month, remember Leiko?" Misha says with a huge grin.
"How is it that the guy with a stick up his ass gets a girlfriend and I can only get one night stands" Nalien says. "Don't get me wrong Quatra has that whole aloof and intelligent thing that ladies swoon over but why him and not me?"
"I'll say this again, Have you ever considered the fact that you are not the most likeable guy?" Quatra says while shaking his head. "and if you ever call me the guy with a stick up his ass again I'll shove my sword up yours" saying the last part while griping his katana.
"anyway that was adorable and to think I always thought that Leiko might be gay." says Misha with a smile causing Quatra to laugh.
"Go to hell Misha and stop laughing Quatra." Leiko yells causing Quatra to stand at attention.
"Sorry but if you were more ladylike maybe..." Quatra was interrupted by the look on Leiko's face. "I'll shut up now."
"I got Quatra to laugh! Finally after two long years I got Quatra Mikazuchi to laugh" Misha yells to anyone who would listen.
As the group finally make it back to the guild, Loins Mane is having a party for the eight that were chosen to participate in the SCEs. Alcohol was being served until everyone went home which made Nalien very happy.
"Lets go check the board to see who made it in this year" Misha says to the rest of the group that wasn't listening. Nalien had already gone over and sat on a bar stool, Leiko was already at the board and Quatra went to talk to Master Crowne. Misha decided to join Leiko at the board.
Ken Hitoshi
Nalien Elvis
Jin Soul
Rieti Vulkan
Leiko Archon
Misha Pastalia
Aquilla Sean Tukumi
Maya Sakura
"Yes I made it! lets fuckin celebrate wooooo..." Leiko screamed causing everyone to raise their drinks and shout with her.
"Hey, come drink with us" yells a group of mages. "and bring Nalien and Misha"
"Sorry I'm late master." Quatra says as he walks into the upper room which is lit by candles.
"So Quatra finally graces us with his presence. I'm shocked normally you are the first one here." says Quezt with his signature smile. Quezt Ryutatsu is 17 has brown skin, onyx eyes and long shaggy black hair that is usually untidy and sometimes in his eyes, a toned build with a scar over his right eye.
"Oddly enough, I agree with Quezt on this one normally it would be us waiting on him." says Tushika. Tushika Takamoto is also 17 has black spiky hair with a red colored streak in the back of his hair, has a lean muscled body with green eyes and has a Dragon Tattoo behind his right leg. "but considering the fact that he was late as well I don't think that amounts to much."
"Hey I'm here unlike that other asshole" Quezt stated.
"That's enough" said Master Crowne. Vaurol Crowne is the guild master of Lions Mane, he at anytime can change his age to look younger or older but will normally have blood red hair with a scar on his left cheek. He is about 250 years old and is the only truly immortal mage on the planet. His preferred state is a 45 year old male with a muscular build and red eyes. "Apophis will be here tomorrow for the ceremony. Quatra, do you have an excuse for your tardiness?"
Quatra automatically thinking back to Leiko said what he thought was best. "No excuse sir, I was careless."
"Well be more careful next time and don't let it happen again, Quatra" says Master Crowne with a smile. "Now lets get down to business."
"Leiko, I think you've had enough" Misha said "Nalien don't pour her another one." Misha had a problem or make that three. One, she allowed Nalien to convince her and Leiko to drink and she was a little bit tipsy. Two, Quatra who is in a meeting with master currently, obviously isn't there to help the situation. And three, this one is a biggie, Leiko is drunk off her ass and is still consuming alcohol. "Quatra is gonna kill me for not stopping her after the first glass. We all knew her tolerance was low." Misha said to herself while holding her head "I shouldn't have had that last beer either, I need to sit down."
"If you sit down you won't get up for a while" says Nalien from behind the bar overhearing her one woman conversation "The best thing to do is go outside, the cool air will help sober you up."
"Thanks Nalien, that was actually a helpful suggestion but it's not me I'm worried about." Misha says while shaking her head. "You know Quatra is gonna kill us for letting her drink...well speak of the devil." saying the last part as Quatra walks down from the upper room and straight to Nalien.
"Mind pouring me a glass?" Quatra asks Nalien.
"one for me too" asks Quezt
"and one for me" says Tushika shocking everyone in the area.
"The hell, you don't drink Tushika" says Quezt "now that I think about it neither do you Quatra."
Quatra and Tushika grab their drinks while ignoring Quezt and head for the tables outside to get some quiet. "Something you wanna talk about Tushika?"
Misha decided to take Nalien's advise and took Leiko outside to grab some air. "Wow drinking is fun I should do it more often" Leiko said holding in a burp only to let it out as soon as the statement was over.
"She sits in her corner singing herself to sleep..." Misha started to sing sounding quite tone deaf.
"Wrapped in all of the promises that no one seems to keep..." Leiko joins in just as tone deaf as Misha.
"She no longer cries to herself..."
"No tears left to wash away..."
"Just diaries of empty pages..."
"Feelings gone astray..."
"But she will sing..."
Leiko and Misha started sing together "Till EVERYHING BURNS, while everyone screams, burning their lies, burning my dreams..."
"All of this hate" sings a hammered Jin Soul. Jin Soul is 20 and has short black hair with black eyes and stands at about the same height as Quatra. Jin normally has on a blue coat with his halberd tied behind his back. "and all of this pain..."
"I'll burn it all down as my anger reigns..."sings Leiko and Misha joining back in. "Till Everything Burns..."
"God alcohol and singing do not mix." says Aquilla but from the look on her face she has also had one or two drinks herself. Aquilla Sean Tukumi is 17 and has silky black hair that reaches her waist with a silver and blond streak in her hair, sea-green eyes, porcelain skin,a slender body and a tattoo of a butterfly just right behind her left shoulder.
"Well not everyone has your voice Quill." says Tushika walking over with Quatra who was holding his head.
"Hey Quatra we're starting a choir wanna join us" says Leiko while trying to walk to him only to fall and have him catch her.
"yeah you're going home now" Quatra says
"fine but you have to carry me again"
"I kind of figured, now hop on."
"Bye guys see you tomorrow" Leiko yells once she is on Quatra's back.
"Bye Leiko, see you later " yells the rest of her drunken guild members.
"Quatra, think about what I said." says Tushika why escorting Aquilla away from the guild back to their home. Quatra only nods as he starts walking towards Leiko's apartment.
"Thanks for the lift Quatra" Leiko says when they get out of earshot of the rest. "There is no chance in hell that I make it home tonight like this."
"you're a dumbass Leiko, you know that." Quatra says while shaking his head.
"I got excited that I got picked and decided to enjoy myself, can you blame me?" says Leiko barely coherent. "Beside you enjoy carrying me anyway."
"what gave you that idea?" Quatra says with sarcasm obvious in his voice.
Leiko leans in closer. "or maybe you just enjoy my touch." she whispers as she squeezes Quatra's torso.
"Wow how drunk..." Quatra was interrupted by something dripping off his shirt and onto his shorts. "Please tell me that she did not just throw up on me" Quatra thought.
"Sorry Quatra." Was the last thing she said before she passed out on his back.
As they finally make it to Leiko's apartment Quatra puts her down on her bed. "I should probably go home now" Quatra thought, but as he turned to leave he remembered that he still had throw up on his clothes. "On second thought. I guess I can sleep on her couch I mean she did ruin my favorite hoodie and shorts room and board for the night is the least she can do." he thought with an evil grin. He then takes off everything but his underwear and walks to the bathroom on the way he notices Leiko laying on the bed with her clothes on also vomit covered on the front. "I should wash hers too, and get her some aspirin." Quatra then goes over takes off her jacket, shoes, pants, and shirt then throws her clothes along with his into the sink. He then goes and and takes his shirt that didn't get hit by vomit and puts it on Leiko and tucks her into her bed. "Now onto the clothes" he walks back to the sink and washes them and hangs them in the bathroom. After he finishes he looks at the clock. "2:30 better call it a night." He then smells himself. "After a shower."
Leiko wakes up the next morning with a terrible hangover and notices the aspirin on her nightstand with a bottle of water. "who the hell?" Leiko thought. She then realized that she was wearing a black shirt that was two sizes too big. "This is Quatra's shirt. Is he still here?" She gets up takes the aspirin and goes into the kitchen. It was then she noticed Quatra on the couch asleep in his underwear. "Maybe I should wake him up? But the ceremony isn't until 3:00 so he has about 5 hours before we need to get there." She then grabs some coffee from the already made pot and put it in the microwave. Leiko then remembers what Tushika said to Quatra last night and got curious so she made another cup and walked over to the couch and decided she wanted to know what he meant.
"Quatra" Leiko yells causing him to open one eye and look at her.
"Yes Dear" he says slightly annoyed.
"Coffee."
Quatra then sits up both eyes open "Sure" Leiko then sits down next to him and hands him the coffee.
"Why am I wearing your shirt?" Leiko asks with a skeptical look at the person sitting next to her
"Cause you threw up on both of our clothes last night." Quatra answered with a scowl. "And since I'm such a nice guy I figured you would get cold with just your undergarments on so I gave you my shirt since it didn't have throw up on it."
"Sorry about that last night is a blur at the moment." Leiko says apologetically "and thanks for taking care of me, you surprise me more and more each day."
"well I suppose that is what a boyfriend is for." Quatra says with a quiet smirk. "now do you have anything a man can wear? The clothes probably aren't dry"
"Yeah check the closet there should be a travel bag full of mens clothing."
"Wow that party was crazy" Nalien said as he stands outside the guild smoking a cigarette.
"I know what you mean I did not think that everybody would start drinking" says Quezt also smoking. "but it's more fun when people are loose going into today."
"yep starting today I try to become S class." Nalien says with a bored but still a little excited tone.
"Being S class is not all it's cracked up it be." Quezt says while exhaling. "It's a lot more work and the assignments get nastier but the payout is better so that's a plus."
"What do you mean nastier?" Nalien asks rather curious.
"Well the missions that you normally go on are childs play compared to the S class missions and sometimes Crowne will ask you to do things such as assassinations for the greater good, but that's only part of it. There is a lot of answering to the magic council and government officials, that's the worst part for someone like me. Even Quatra and Tushika hate answering to the magic council and Apophis is never really around to do it."
"Why do the S class have to answer to the council? What about master?"
"Crowne answers to them as well but as S class you're held to a different standard than normal, you're held accountable for your actions because you are literally a cut above the rest."
"So what are the perks?" Nalien asks
"heh money and recognition and other things that you find out if you survive the next month." Quezt says with a smile on his face.
"The shirt is too tight" Quatra says while looking at the mirror in the bathroom. Quatra decided on a pair of black cargo pants, a white tee shirt and a black short sleeve button up, the only problem is he thinks the tee shirt doesn't feel right.
"No it's not that's the style of the shirt" says Leiko while standing at the door giggling at her boyfriends struggles while also admiring his physique. "Its form fitting, its meant to show off your muscles."
"Is that why yours is so tight" Quatra asks while eying his girlfriend who was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a "formfitting" white top.
"Shut up, you could just tell me I look nice." Leiko says with a smile.
Quatra walks over and kisses her. "I can't always tell you when you look good cause then you would yell at me for never shutting up."
"Who are you and what did you do with Quatra?" Leiko says jokingly.
"Lets go, I'm assuming that Misha still wants us all to meet for lunch before the opening ceremony." Quatra says as he walks out of the bathroom.
"Hey Quatra, what did you and Tushika talk about last night?" Leiko asked with a curious look on her face.
"That was between me and him so I can't really talk about it." Quatra says while grabbing Leiko's jacket and charm bracelet. "but it wasn't anything serious so don't worry."
"Alright" Leiko says while Grabbing Quatra's belt and katana. "I trust you, just don't go doing anything stupid."
"yeah yeah now lets go we are already late."
"Are those four always late?" Aquilla asks Misha .
"Actually Quill I can vouch for Quatra that he is normally early, though somethings been up with him the past couple of days." Tushika says while deep in thought.
"Don't worry, Quatra and Leiko will be here." Misha says with a wide smile "Quezt and Nalien on the other hand..."
"Hey we came" says Quezt as he walks in the diner with Nalien "How do you like that Nalien, no faith in us."
"I'm appalled by it Quezt."
"Do you even know what the word means Nalien?"
"Yes Quill I know what the word means" Nalien fired back.
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME!" Aquilla screams at Nalien causing him to immediately regret using the nickname. "HOW DARE YOU, YOU HAVE NOT EARNED THE RIGHT TO CALL ME THAT. Aquilla then draws her sword and writes a rune for pain across his chest causing Nalien to fall to the ground screaming.
"Quill was that necessary?" Tushika asks rather worried.
"Sorry just lost my cool, but I told him after the last time that I wouldn't tolerate him using that nickname." Aquilla says rather calmly.
"What in the hell did we miss?" asks Leiko as she walked in with Quatra who looked over at Tushika and Aquilla.
"He called her Quill didn't he?" Quatra asks Tushika.
"Yep. Anyway did you think about what we talked about?"
"yeah I did but do you really want to bring it up around everyone." says Quatra looking at Leiko with a worried face.
"Yeah I think it's time that they heard now that they're sober" Tushika said while looking at Aquilla with the same face.
"Quatra just tell us, it must be important if you have that look." Leiko said also worried of whats to come. Quatra and Tushika paused for a moment, seeing them both struggling to say it Quezt spoke.
"After the S class exams the guild is going to war against the dark guild Mastodon."
Well guys that was chapter 2 a lot different from chapter one but I still got into it. I know its not perfect and I'm not the best when it comes to romance but I will get better (Hopefully).
Any complaints just review or PM, criticism is the only way ill get better but again no TROLLS
Don't know when the next chapter will come out but as soon as I'm done it will go up. Thank you